1519 in France
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Events from the year 1519 in France.
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Incumbents
Events
- University of Auvergne established
- King Francis I loses the empirical election for the Holy Roman Emperor title to Charles V.[2]
Births
Queen Catherine de' Medici (1519-1589) - March 31-Henry II of France, King of France (d.1559)
- April 13 - Catherine de' Medici, queen of France (d.1589).[3]
- July 2â François de Noailles, diplomat (d. 1585)
Full date missing
- Theodore Beza, Protestant reformer (d.1605).[4]
- Matthieu Cointerel, cardinal (d.1585)
- Gaspard II de Coligny, soldier and Huguenot leader.(d.1572)[5]
Deaths
- May 2 â Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter and scientist, who worked in the court of King Francis I (b.1452)
- June 2 â Philippe de Luxembourg, French bishop and Cardinal (b.1445)[6]
- September 9 â René de Prie, French bishop and Cardinal (b.1451)[7]
- November 27 â Antoine Bohier Du Prat, French bishop and Cardinal (b.1460)[8]
